Aerofilms and other archive repositories

Archive repositories, local studies libraries, museums, HERs and similar institutions who may have copies of oblique air photographs from the Aerofilms Collection can now make use of them without reference to Blom ASA. Central Hull, 1924 ©English Heritage. NMR 

This policy covers oblique aerial photographs taken by Aerofilms, AeroPictorial and Airviews and marked as the copyright of those companies.   In the note below this is described as “Aerofilms material”.

1) Any requests for publication, reproduction or web mounting of Aerofilms material should be referred to:

• for photographs of England and non-British areas: NMR Enquiry and Research Services, English Heritage
• for photographs of Scotland:  RCAHMS
• for photographs of Wales:  RCAHMW
 
(See end for full contact details).

2) Any request for a photographic print or a scan of Aerofilms material should be referred to NMR Enquiry and Research Services, English Heritage, whatever the subject of the photograph (see end for contact details).

3) Archives, libraries and other repositories can provide photocopies to users for their private use and research, provided that the copy is marked with the appropriate copyright statement:

• for photographs of England and non-British areas:  © English Heritage. NMR.
• for photographs of Scotland: Crown copyright: RCAHMS
• for photographs of Wales: Crown copyright: RCAHMW

(This information will be updated in the future,  if you have any queries please contact the copyright holder)

4) Where repositories have policies which allow the use of cameras by researchers we will permit Aerofilms material to be copied, provided that researchers have signed an acknowledgement that their photography is solely for the their own private use and research and may not be published or used commercially.

Full contact details:

NMR Enquiry and Research Services
English Heritage
Kemble Drive
SWINDON
Wiltshire
SN2 2GZ
T: 01793 414600
E: nmrinfo@english-heritage.org.uk

RCAHMS
John Sinclair House
16 Bernard Terrace
EDINBURGH
EH8 9NX
T: 0131 662 1456
E: info@rcahms.gov.uk

RCAHMW
Plas Crug
ABERYSTWYTH
Ceredigion
SY23 1NJ
T: 01970 621200
E: nmr.wales@rcahmw.gov.uk